A fountain of gardens watered by the rivers of divine pleasure, and springing up in all the variety of spiritual plants; blown up the pure breath into a paradise, sending forth their sweet savours, and strong odours, for soul-refreshing. By Jane Lead.

August the 19th. 1676. This Reply was given to me.

Oh why should ye hearken to any thing, that would quench and kill your Faith. For Diffidence hath been the grand Stop and Hinderance: for how can that possibly be obtained, which cannot be believed in? By which great Absurdities are committed against the whole Trinity, whose Faithfulness and Truth must hereby be nullified, and all those Promises made of no effect, which are of standing Record. But they will not any Credit hereunto give, then which nothing more can take off from this further process, as who else might have reached to all that hath been pre∣dicted; had there been but found in any that All-Golden Grain of Faith so strong, till it had cast out all Fear and Doubting: which makes the true Mas∣culine Spirit, that is for the taking of

the most weighty Prize, that is in the Kingdom of Heaven. Who willingly suffereth such noble Violence, and would rejoice to be so entred upon. If it might find any so resolved in this pre∣sent time, I will assure thee, there it no Prohibition, against the possession of this Royal thing, which I have so often to you propounded. Which stands free to yield to them, who through Faith's Stratagem can enter through the Gates of this Jerusalem. You well know what force will be effectual, which I still incite, and call upon you to improve, summoning in all your Army. The Seven Throne-Spirits will be your aid, but be sure to set Love's Flaming Streamer, and Faith's challenging Banner in the fore-front of all, because they are of greatest Potency: which will bring a dread with them upon the fearful and unbelieving Spirits, because terrible to them is this Army of Banners. Who the first Onset will make, with and by the sound of our Trumpet, which yet hath never been heard to sound. For which wait ye, till it shall be given into your Hands.